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Subject: Re: Speed vs board representation statistic

Author: Alessandro Damiani

Date: 17:59:38 02/13/00

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On February 13, 2000 at 20:27:59, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On February 13, 2000 at 18:51:42, Tom Kerrigan wrote:
>
>>On February 13, 2000 at 16:32:45, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>On February 13, 2000 at 16:09:56, Tom Kerrigan wrote:
>>>
>>>>On February 13, 2000 at 10:51:47, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>He asked the question.  I gave him an accurate answer.  If that "isn't helpful"
>>>>>then that is life.  Otherwise his question just 'hangs' there until the filter
>>>>>removes it with no answers, because there is "no answer".
>>>>
>>>>Read his post again. His question is quite obviously "which board representation
>>>>do you use and what NPS do you get?"
>>>>
>>>>In no way did you give him an accurate answer to either question.
>>>>
>>>>-Tom
>>>
>>>
>>>Perhaps because the answer is meaningless?  IE why not ask how many lines
>>>of code in the program, or how many comments.  I didn't notice any great
>>>answer in your post either?
>>>
>>>I think NPS is worthless to compare programs.  Because fast nodes and slow
>>>nodes aren't 1:1 equivalent...  And I said that.  It _was_ an answer.  Just
>>>maybe not the one he wanted.
>>
>>First you say that you answered the question. Now you say you didn't, because
>>the answer is meaningless. Which is it?
>>
>>How do you know that Jose wants to compare programs based on NPS counts? Where
>>does he say this?
>>
>>I answered Jose's questions. Why can't you just do the same?
>>
>>-Tom
>
>
>He can answer for me if he wants...  he can run crafty on any machine he
>chooses to get the nps.
>
>I did answer the question.  The answer is "there is no useful answer to the
>question."  Seems you didn't get that.  I figured he wants to compare NPS
>counts, otherwise he wouldn't have asked for NPS figures.  What else would
>you do with those numbers?  Use 'em on a lottery ticket?

:-))



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